F.C. Barcelona Football Formation

Lineup (4-3-3)

FC Barcelona Vs FC Bayern München - 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals (1st Leg - 08/04/2009)

GK VALDÉS (V. Valdes)
CB MÁRQUEZ (Marquez)
CB PIQUÉ
RB DANI ALVES
LB PUYOL
DMF YAYA TOURÉ (Toure Yaya)
CMF XAVI
CMF INIESTA (A. Iniesta)
SS MESSI
SS/LWF HENRY
CF/SS ETO'O

Substitutions: Keita for Henry (73 mn), Busquets for Yaya Touré (80 mn) and Bojan for Eto'o (88 mn)
Incidents: Guardiola (17 mn) was sent off due to dissent
The game was stopped during 4 minutes at the 21st minute after the conclusion of a Barcelona attack at which Henry accidentally kicked the face of Bayern's goalkeeper, Butt who ended up with a cut on the right side of his face; as a result, he had to be medically treated so he could continue to play
Márquez, who was cautioned, deliberately hold the taking of a defensive freekick, so he could be booked in order to miss the second leg
Note: Keita played as left CMF, this relocated Iniesta as left SS/LWF

Captained by: Carles Puyol
Short Free Kick: Xavi
Long Free Kick: Xavi/Dani Alves/Andrés Iniesta/Yaya Touré/Rafael Márquez/Gerard Piqué/Carles Puyol/Víctor Valdés
Free Kick 2: Rafael Márquez/Lionel Messi
Left Corner: Xavi
Right Corner: Xavi/Lionel Messi
Penalty: Samuel Eto'o/Lionel Messi/Bojan
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Rafael Márquez, Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Yaya Touré

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Pressure
★Opposite Side Attack
★Centre Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Henry/Eto'o | Messi/Eto'o | Xavi/Iniesta | Xavi/Keita